President Donald Trump and first lady Melania spent part of their Thanksgiving day with the men and woman of the Coast Guard.

The couple visited the United States Coast Guard Station in Riviera Beach Thursday at around 10 a.m.

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Resident Dr. Edward Riley, who was on his morning walk when he saw the secret service vehicles along his street, had no idea the president would be in the neighborhood on Thanksgiving.

"You don't see this every day and living here I thought that I'd invite the president to come in and have a little libation or something but it doesn't look like he's going to be that accessible," said Riley.

The president and first lady provided lunch for the men and women spending thanksgiving at the station.

President Trump also praised the Coast Guard for its work in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.

The couple spent about an hour at the Coast Guard station. His motorcade left the station about an hour later and headed to Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.

Before that President Trump told members of the military positioned across the globe that they're winning big under his watch.

Trump says in a teleconference with the troops on Thanksgiving Day that more progress has been made in recent months in Afghanistan and in fighting the Islamic State group than had been made in years of the previous administration.

He says of the situation in Afghanistan that: "Everybody's talking about the progress you've made in the last few months since I opened it up."

Trump accused the previous administration of not allowing soldiers on the ground to do their jobs. But he says that now, "We're not fighting anymore to just walk around, we're fighting to win."

He adds that, "We're being talked about again as an armed forces. We're really winning."